Parador De Cadiz

This hotel/resort is a beautiful place to stay in Cádiz on the waterfront. It is a 5-minute walk to La Caleta Beach and only about 10 minutes to the public market and shopping. There is a beautiful botanical garden and park right next to it. The pool area is very large and has a bar. The junior suite was luxurious, although I prefer a softer mattress. The electronic controls for the lights and shades are a little difficult to figure out. The hotel staff are wonderful, from reception to the restaurant and bar. Everyone was helpful and friendly. The balcony view was gorgeous and it is a great place to watch the sunset.

Room had a great view, lovely balcony and bathroom was a dream. Breakfast was good and plenty of variety and the pool was a show stopper and relatively easy to get a lounger. Loved the pool side bar and the staff were all lovely. Only complaints were the lack of iron in the room and having to pay 21 euros a day for parking at the hotel but would visit again

We have just paid just over €1000 for 3 nights in a junior suite and it certainly wasn’t worth the hefty price tag. The room was extremely spacious with a nice view but they have tried to be too techy and clever with all the room features, making it extremely frustrating. Everything is controlled by remotes and everything is hidden away in numerous cupboards so it’s like hide and seek! Also when you’re paying a premium, you expect the coffee cups and coffee pods to be replenished along with bottled water. I had to go down and request this as ours was not replaced and the cups not changed. Breakfast was very good with a wide selection but expect to be joined by a few cheeky sparrows. Not their fault but could be quite off putting to some when you see them picking at the pastries 😂 Pool area was nice and the comfier cabana beds were reasonable at €30 for the entire day. Good spacious car park which they charge €21 per day and much easier than trying to find street parking. Overall it was a good stay in a quieter part of Cádiz but certainly wasn’t excellent value for money.

Overall I really liked the hotel appearance and great position, easy walking to the old town but quieter than being in the middle. It had a great roof top bar and reasonable breakfast. Most of the staff were friendly. The gym/fitness suite is old and outdated; the machines were very old and not nice to use. It needs an overhaul and some additional equipment to make it acceptable. I was not able to get a decent workout in there but my husband managed using just free weights. It was also not air conditioned when we went. The rooms visually are wonderful. The bed is comfortable and the view is lovely (we had a river view room) BUT I'm going to take a guess that the room designer was a short man!! If you have mobility issues or bad back or are just really tall it won't do for you! The room features were really impractical and it was difficult to use. So, the wardrobe is very short- you can't hang long dresses or skirts for example. The clothes drawers were just above ground level so lots of bending to get anything in or out (ok if you have a good back) In the bathroom there is virtually no room at all for toiletries and no hooks or racks for hanging anything, including towels. They've sacrificed space for a bath, which imho was a mistake. The vanity mirror was so low I had to maintain a squat to use it (good for the thighs). The basins were too shallow so water splashed out every time you used them. There was frosted glass on the toilet door and no seal, so it was 'lovely' to catch & hear my husband 'doing his ablutions' ....lol. The bed had a sort of shelving unit behind it instead of a wall or headboard. So you could only lean your head on a sharp shelf if you wanted to sit up in bed and there was no back support. The TV was on the wall next to the bed, on a swivel, but it didn't extend far enough for me to avoid a crick in the neck from twisting to watch it. None of this is the staff's fault, they were good, but if comfort is essential I would look somewhere else.